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INTER-DEPARTMENT INTERPORT CRICKET
FOOTBALL.
P.W.D. BEAT SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
ARRANGEMENTS WELL
UNDER WAY,
Arcangements in connection withTM tho approaching interport muteli The annual football match be-
with Shanghai are now well in hand tween the P.W.D. and Sanitary and a trial game has been arranged Department was played at the Ctb for Saturday. Lotters have been Ground, Happy Valley, yesterday one to some of the more prominent when the former defented, the Inter
local cricketers asking them whe by two goals to one is a welFronther they can make the trip, it tested game. There was quite a selected. In this connection it is large gathoring present, including !
understood that four players haro the heade of the respective dopart-I ments, Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy and signified their inability to da: 80, Mr. G. Sayer. Though the mely-E. C Fincher, A. Roid,. S. R Kermani,and Capt. Mire- house.
match did not reneh league stand ard; it was very well contested, as both teampy word very level.
After the kick-off by the Hon. Mr. Creasy, the game started with the Public Works attacking, but they were repulsed. At the other "end, the Sanitary Department wore "awarded & free kick just outside the penalty area front which Tave- opened the scoring for them with a well-placed drop shot. Play was then in midfield for about a quarter of an hour until Moore équalised for the Public Works A this period there were quite a lou of amusing incidents through the faulty kicking of Some of the play ers who evidently had not playest football for some time,
Second Half, "
After the interval, play was al most the same as in the first half." Both teams sried hard to gain the tand, with the result that play was The Public mostly in mid held. Works Departament, who was plight
superion, succeeded when Moore
[ again scored with a willplaced shot, with Fogwelt, the Sanitary Department, goalkeeper, out of posi- tion. Despite this sethark, however, the Sanitary Department tried hardi to equalise and very nearly succeed- ed when Hodgin shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat a
mid-field.
The
The following is the list of play- ers, who laye received the lettery I mentioned above-
E. J.
Mitchell (R.K.C.C.).
E. R. Duckitt (HR.C.C.),.. A. C. Beuk (HK.CC.).
A. Neid (H.K.CC.).
F. D. Pereira. (LR. C), A, H. Madar (IB.C),.. S. R. Kermani (LR.C{X A. R. Ming (IRC),
W..T. Paterson (CIC.C.).
E. Zimmern (0.06), .
D. J. N. Anderson (University). L. T. Ride (University),
3. E. Richardon (C.S.C.CLX
e: it. Suyer (CSCO).
A. C. Hamilton (SW.B),
G. Mirehouse (Army),
A. H. Musson (B.A.).
P. Madar (1.0)..
E, C. Fincher (K.c.q.),
E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.), G-C. Burnett (K.CC.), and J. Hunter (K.C.C.}}
BOXING.
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION LEAVES FOR HOME.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 21 1932.
ASTOUNDING CHARGES
AGAINST RECTOR
HABITUAL ASSOCIATION WITH
WOMEN ALLEGED.
BISHOP'S K.C. TELLS OF A GIRL MET
AT MARBLE ARCH.
LONDON, Marah 29: Astounding allegations of "systhmusic misbobaviour in London" were made against the Rev.. Harold Francis. Davidson, the Rector. of Stiffkey, Norfolk, when he appearagi to-day before the Norwich Diocesan Codisíatory Court to answer charges against his moral character.
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The court snt at Church House, Westminsteri
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Four-charges
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wore brought against the Rector by the Bishop of Norwich. They wero;
(1) The defendant has been guilty of immoral conduct from Süptember, 1997, until November, 1931, with Rose Elizabeth Ellis. (2) The defendant in or about the month of August, 1920, was o guilty of immoral conduct in that he annoyed and made improper suggestions to Dorothy Burn at the premises in Walbrook, London, of Messrs. J. Lyons & Co., Ltd. (3): The dofondant was on Novem ber 12, 1981, guilty of an immoral act in that he embraced a young woman in a public room of the Yepg Wab Chinese Restaurant, in High Street, Bloomsbury. (4) The defendant has during the last five years been guilty of immóral habit. Do that he has habitually associated himself with women of a loose character for immoral "purposes.
Before the hearing began Mr. Rolandi Oliver, K.C... for the Bishop of Norwich, obtained leave to add a fifth charge, accusing Mr. Davidson of the immoral habit of accosting, molesting and im- portuning young feminler for immoral purposes.
A complete denial of alf the charges was entered on behalf of Mr Davidson.
TWO GIRLS TRY TO WALK 110 MILES HOME.
Indian
That was the beginning of an with the Indian, who was living association betwoon these two which with this young woman Once ho lasted from Boptember 2000 until hetualalled January, 1989 peter
He called round next day and waw the girl's landiazdy, saying, “1 am this girl's uncle.**
He was being followed at this kansas-zoan to come out Undavad 2 from the house in and the girl wore together, and they the morning, take them shopping, entertained him in their pyjamassive that home lunch and then, at three o'clock, to put them on a train to Wells-on-Sea, the nearost, itation to his home.
That does not sound like resou work,""commented Mr. Oliver.
The Chancellor Do you mean by an Indian an Englishman smployed
You will be looking for cor robortion in this ass went on Mr. Oliver, “ and shat fast will be corroborated by the landlady. The in India? laadlady is a perfectly respectable twoman, and' unilabs he had vinimed fož-India. I to be a relapiye he would not have
boon allowed in...
Was An
Erum that day he habitual frequenter of the house. Ho came at all times during the day. I do not think he ever cama: there at night...an
Mr: Olivor: No, I mean a native
Vine at All Bouza,
Mr. Oliver said that the time camo for the Indian to reburn to the country, of his birth in January, 1991. After that Mr. Davidson be came a vory frequent visitor, 'to- the
She moved into a back room of He started on a course of the house because, ho supposed, it what was really a course of seduc. was a little cheaper, and this clergy- tion. He was a man of 60,
muu used to visit her at all Borta of hours.
"He gave her small sums of girl money and sometimes paid her rent.
"She always resisted him He
For some month those two people, started by kissing her, by putting actually lived together in the bed! his arms round her, and by sitting. sitting room. on her knee..
Shu will say that she saw a row He took her to a house of which markable opération scar on him you will hear a great dad in this You may think that she was" told ense. Is is a house in Mactariane that he had had appendicitis. or you Rond, Shepherd's Bush, which was may think that sho actually saw the really his home in London. He had scar En bed-sitting-room there, and for all
I know may still live there,
"He took her to that room and on one occasion the girl missad her last tube train back to Victoria She stayed the night. That was i September, 1980,
Girl: "Turned Out." She slept in his bed and he slept in a hair. On November. 21 1930, she was turned out of the house in Victoriu and wont to live as the mistress of an Indian police man who was over here in comic tion with the Round Table. Con ference
She lived with him because he paid her rent, and she had nowhere elar to go, and slie had no money They lived in front sitting room in a house in the West Central district.
Six couneel are engaged in tha The other main occupation seem case, which is being heard by Mr. Fed to have been associating with It is a rather remarkable thing
"The Rosie Ellis. mentioned in the first charge also como to the house, and he behaved in, the most familiar manner; kissing and hugging the girls, in front of ench ather,
On July 29 one of the most strange features in this strange caso, occurred:
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He made a number of improper suggestions to her, but she would tell the court that there hud neyci been relations. Betwoon them.
Perhaps you will had confrmá- tion in the ginds story because of that," said Mr. Oliver. If she were here to bring a trumped-up charge against this clergyman" she would probably tell you that thero had been relations between them;
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." She is not a woman cf virtue, and she is going to tell you that she has lived with an Indian.
Taken to the Rectory. F. Keppel North, Chancellor of the quite young women from the age of Tealed upon them several times,ed to send these two girls, Barbara Ahat Mr. Daridacu, the clergyman, Davidson was apparently mind- Diocese of Norwich Ele will report; sixteen dpwards. That was the side once to the knowledge of the land Harris and Rosie Ellis, to his own. his findings to the Bishop.
of his activities which has got to lord..
home, where he lived with his wifey
The court is sitting in the Gront Hal of Church House that he where Convocation and the Church Assembly meet. The Chanellor sits on the dais used by the Archibishop of Canterbury.
be inquired into in this out. It He wils on perfectly good terms upon what terms we shall hear.. has nothing to do with Mr. Gordon.
"Was It Innocent.7"**
These occupationso kept him" in London is whole of every week except Sunday for many years. Wus. it an innocent association or a guilty one!
Mr. Davidson has beon Rector of Stiflkey since 1908. He was former- ly a curate at Holy Trinity, Wind-
Whatever the nature of his in- Bor, and at St. Martin-in-the Fields,tentions was in all of his associa When HM.S. Vindictive left for Westminister. During the War he ions with young women, it was afi Horee yesterday, she carried away was a temporary chaplain in the association which caused him to a number of naval ratings, who hure, Royal Navy.
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match then ended with the ball incompleted their term of service on) Counsel for the Bishop are Mr. sho China station. Among those Roland Oliver, K.O., Mr. Walter who left was Harry Rowles, Heavy Monckton, K.C., and Mr. Hum weight Champion of the Colony,brey King. and Light-Heavyweight Chunpion of the China Fleet,
Hon. Mr. Creasy was then called upon to present the prizes, which were in the form of a wooden shield and a big tin cup. Mr. Creasy, in presenting the shield to the winning captain congratulated the winners and remarked that he was glad that his Department won. He hoped that next year Mr. Sayes would be there, to see his (Mr Sayers tanm win.
Counsel for Mr. Davidson are Mr. A.B. Ewin, a former Welter R. F. Levy, Mr. Ryder Richardson weight Champion of the Colony, Mr. K. J. P. Barraclough. who recently returned for a further period of service on the China Sta on, is now a member of the crew of H.M. S. Medway
It is understood that HM. den- The teams were: P.W.D. Wood;royer Wild Swan has a very fine Buthess, Lawrence; McBride, Rich-featherweight in the person of ardson, K. Robertson Ackworthy, who is claimed to be Braga, Hill, Spary, Moor and la frab clung man," Bebbington.
Sanitary Dept: Farwell; Reid, Hume; Seddon, Benwell, Tavelin, Champelover, Simpann, Hodgin Bullivan and Bowdin.
THIRD DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP.
BORDERERS DRAW WITH R.A.F.
In an evenly contested match played at Chatham Road yesterday, the RAF drow with the Borderers by one gonfall The match was in a nature of a final game as the. championship .depended entirely on the results. By virtue of the draw the Borderers won the Third Divi ion championship with the R.A.F. 20% runners-up.
The Airmen wore the first to take "the lend through Peters, which they held till the interval. After the in- Aorval the Borderers.
through Pritchard.
equalised
HOME RACING
CITY AND SUBURBAN
WON BY CLOGHEËN
(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April-20. The City and Suburban, which has run on Wednesday, resulted as
follows:-
Clogheen
Venturer
Wildson
3
Won, by four lengths; n bead be- tween second and third.
Sixteen
Betting.
Clogheon
20/1
Venturer Wildson
IT/2
25/1
U.S. BASEBALL
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
If he had been a man of nieans
take them to theatres or cinema rides, or to pay for their lodgings. shows, or out to meals or for taxicab
that would have been less remark nhle, but, he has been an undis- charged bankrupt since 1925, with, wife and four children dependent upon him." When the case began Mr. Lavy M. Oliver Anid thas after Mr. opposed the introduction of the new Davidson's bankrupter his income sharge it wad, he submitted, trivial what it was before, and there he charge. Compared with the main fely to something like one-half of
The point which arone was whewas, a man with 2400 a year, apend- er his association with these young ing money on these girls, and one women was of an innocent character asked oneself what was the nature
of the association, in his point of view.
1 am rather surprised," added Mr Oliver, that Mr. Levy should'
Very Good-Looking Women," call this amended charge compara. The next thing one noticed. so far 'tively trivial '
That a clerk in holy orders that it seemed a little extraordinary as their investigations went, was should molest and importune young that it should be very young and, females with immoral intentif he believed, also very good-looking that is comparatively trivial, I won- der wint is merious."
women who were the objects.of this Mr. Oliver added that Mr. David charity, and ant. for instance. son had been Rector of Stiffkey since
HoMr. Oliver) did not say that
young men.
New Yong, April 191909, the living being worth about Mr. Davidson did not go in for £800 a year. It was a very small charity among young men, but they parish in which there were not more did not figure in it, than fye hundred people. In his favour let
Bay," Mr.
Baseball games played to-day re- sulted as follows:-
National League. "Now Yunc
Brooklyn
7 Boston
2 Philadelphia American League.
6 New York
Boston Boston Philadelphia Detroit Chicago
10 Oliver said, "that the parish was not large enough an occupation to keep an active-minded man fully engaged..
3. New York
4 Washington
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8 St. Louis.
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4
2 Cleveland -
THE SCHNEIDER TRIO
FINAL CONCERT AT HELENA MAY.
The Schneider Trio delivered their final concert at the Helene May Institute last night, a full aritique of which will be made by Allegro in our issue to-morrow, The following was the pro
1.-Triu in B Flat Major, Op. 97 ·
(gramme:-
London "Obsessions.** «
Rescue work had been advanced place at which he met these young by the defence, but the time nud
sitting-rooms at all hours of the day women was very significant-bed- and night. It seemed a curious place to proselytise young women...
The first case tant he proposed to We are prepared to concede him deal with, said Mr. Oliver, was that at once. He is married, and he under charge four. The particulars had ab all material times five of that included the case of a Miss children, four of them dopendent on Gwendoline Harris (who would be him.
known in the cans as Barbara Har- For many years, certainly ten,), Betty Pench, and other women according to the evidence that will whose names were unknown. be put before you, this clergyman tiny lest rather existence.
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This went on for week after weak, month after month, and year Beethoven. after year..
(a) Allegro Moderato. (b) Scherze (Allegro)...
As to Gwendoline Harris various remarkable addresses were given. She was not The only time, or substantially in innocent girl at the time she the only time, he spent in his parish appeared in the case, but she was has been Sunday, when he used to very young MANA
When Mr. Davidson met her in All the rest of the wook he spent in teen and a half. attend and conduct divine services. September, 1830, she was only six- London.
He used to travel up very early Victoria. She had a back bed- She was living at an address in
the small hours and leaving London billings a week, and she was "out on Monday, arriving in practically sitting room, for which she paid tei on Saturday night,
of work. She had no parents...... "Are You the Film Actress." Mr. Davidson met her in the There were two occupations, or neighbourhood of the Marble Arch. perhaps obsessions would be the He was a total stranger to her. He (e) Andante Cantabile, má perd better word, which the Rector Boem was dressed in ordinary civilian ud to have bad principally in clothes, and she would tell the court London.
sho nover know-he-was a olemyman Ong was the seeking out-per-for months, until she found out by haps the word chasing was too decident by seeing lettere addressed Harab-or looking for,- MiGor to him in his rooms”: dan, who was apparently a gentle. He spoke to her in the street, man from whom the clergymen had having walked past her · pner-or financial expectations.
twice. He said, “Excuse me, but He was involved with him in are you Miss X, the film actress ?" soms ezt of business, and was al- She smiled at him, and be took ¿ ways talling people that Mt. Gordon her off to have some ten She told would apon be paying him £5,000, him her story and gave her addross, and then all his worries would be and he suggested that he could get
her a job and help tier.
con moto.
(d) Allegro Moderate, 12-Trio Phantasie........J. Marx. (f) Full of fre, hat not too fast. (b) Adagiotto... (a)Scherzando.
(d) Dance-Finale.
Interval,
13-Trio in B. Op. 90........Schubert,
(a) Allegro Moderato....
(b) Andante un Poco Mono (o) Betterze.
(d) Rondo-Finale.
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what happened. They found at the rotory no servanty, but paying „kuosta,und the family.
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